50 Hockey Things To Do Before You Die

Life is short. Between life’s opening faceoff and the final buzzer, there is only so much time to squeeze in all that life can offer. Here’s a list of hockey-related activities that you should try to accomplish before your skates touch down on that big rink in the sky.

1. Have your picture taken with the Stanley Cup2. Volunteer at a youth hockey tournament3. Play in the USA Hockey Labatt Blue Pond Hockey Championship4. Get Wayne Gretzky’s autograph5. Attend a Stanley Cup finals game6. Score a natural hat trick7. Strap on goalie pads8. Drive an ice resurfacer9. Visit the Hockey Hall of Fame (in Toronto or Eveleth, Minn.)10. Send a drawing to Slaps Gallery11. Referee a hockey game12. Shoot a one-timer13. Attend a Frozen Four14. Pay a visit to the NTDP in Ann Arbor, Mich.15. Cheer on Team USA at a World Championship or the Olympics16. Try sled hockey17. Take a hockey road trip18 Listen to Mike Emrick broadcast an NHL game19. Watch “Slapshot” – again20. Skate at the Herb Brooks Arena in Lake Placid, N.Y.21. Score on a penalty shot22. Play with a wooden stick23. Trade hockey pins24. Attend the Minnesota State High School Championships25. Build a backyard rink26. Go to an NHL All-Star Game27. Eat a pregame meal at Billy Rob’s, the press dining room at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn.28. Watch a game in every NHL arena 29. Memorize all the names of the original Broad Street Bullies30. Play bubble hockey31. Kill off a 5-on-3 power play32. See a game at Yost Arena at the University of Michigan33. Coach a special hockey team34. Become a billet family for a Junior hockey player35. Subscribe to the NHL CenterIce package36. Go top shelf on a breakaway37. Draft a fantasy hockey team 38. Play cross-ice hockey (no matter how old you are)39. Tip in a shot from the point40. Attend the Beanpot Classic inBoston41. Donate old equipment to a youth hockey program42. Write a hockey haiku43. Collect and trade hockey cards44. Host an NHL draft party45. Turn a friend on to hockey46. Watch the original episodes of “Peter Puck”47. Clean out your hockey bag – it stinks!48. Sharpen a pair of skates49. Run the scoreboard and clock50. Grow a mullet